Friday, April 19, 2013
VIDEO: Vincent D'Onofrio on 'Good Things Utah'
KTVX ABC 4 Salt Lake City
Apr. 19, 2013. 07:50 PM EST
Heroes Behind The Badge Screening With Vincent D'Onofrio Tonight In Pleasant Grove, UT.
Actor Vincent D’Onofrio from Law & Order Criminal Intent to Appear
March 24, 2013 – Pleasant Grove, UT. – The Pleasant Grove Police Department announced today the movie “Heroes Behind the Badge” will be shown in Pleasant Grove, UT. Actor Vincent D’Onofrio will make his first Utah appearance to promote the movie.
The National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and Modern City Entertainment teamed up to create the documentary called “Heroes Behind The Badge.” The film recounts the harrowing stories of law enforcement officers who were caught in the line of fire and survived, and those who made the ultimate sacrifice.
“It was created to show the sacrifices of the men and women of law enforcement who have put their lives on the line and survived, as well as those who have died in the line of duty,” Pleasant Grove Police Chief Mike Smith said in a statement.
The film will be shown on Friday, April 19 at 6:30 p.m. in the Pleasant Grove High School Auditorium . The showing of Heroes Behind the Badge is sponsored by the Pleasant Grove Honorary Colonels.
Read more: http://www.knrs.com/pages/rod.html?article=11205079#ixzz2QwPYtR81
Charity event for David Jorgensen last night...
THANX, CHARLEY!
Fan photo with Vincent D'Onofrio
Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Sponsor Vincent D'Onofrio and team for NLEOMF'S Ride & Remember
Arrested Development
Thank you for checking out the Arrested Development Team Page. We are honored to have you join us as we raise awareness and support for the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund and our work to Respect, Honor and Remember the service and sacrifice of our brave men and women in law enforcement.
I am pleased to announce that Vincent D'Onofrio from Law & Order: Criminal Intent has joined our team. Please consider joining Vince and our team to raise funds and come out for a great weekend, Oct 12 - 13 as we celebrate the law enforcement profession.
Team Captain, John Shanks
DONATE/SPONSOR HERE
"I have a profound amount of admiration for the men and women of law enforcement who work tirelessly to keep us safe. I’ve played numerous law enforcement roles over my career and each one has given me greater respect for these dedicated individuals.
But unlike them, when we’re done shooting a scene, I go home. Unfortunately, every 56 hours a law enforcement officer doesn’t make it home.
The Law Enforcement Ride & Run to Remember is my chance to say thank you and support them in return. Help me celebrate their service and sacrifice by making a donation today."
1. How do I register for the Law Enforcement Ride & Run to Remember?
Visit the Register link, and select whether you want to join as an individual or part of a team. Then select whether you want to register as a rider, runner, road warrior (both) or virtual participant.
Visit the Register link, and select whether you want to join as an individual or part of a team. Then select whether you want to register as a rider, runner, road warrior (both) or virtual participant.
2. Is there a fundraising requirement to participate?
All registered riders and runners agree to raise a minimum of $72 for the Law Enforcement Ride & Run to Remember, benefiting the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund. Law enforcement officers support us every day and every 56 hours an officer makes the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. In order to have the greatest impact we can, we hope that you set your fundraising goals even higher.
All registered riders and runners agree to raise a minimum of $72 for the Law Enforcement Ride & Run to Remember, benefiting the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund. Law enforcement officers support us every day and every 56 hours an officer makes the ultimate sacrifice in the line of duty. In order to have the greatest impact we can, we hope that you set your fundraising goals even higher.
3. Is there an minimum age requirement to participate?
Registered riders must be 16 years old by the date of the event. Registered runners must be 12 years old by the date of the event.
Registered riders must be 16 years old by the date of the event. Registered runners must be 12 years old by the date of the event.
4. Can I register to volunteer?
Yes. Please visit the Volunteers page for more information.
Yes. Please visit the Volunteers page for more information.
5. How do I find a participant’s personal fundraising webpage?
Click on Donate, and search by their first or last name. Try entering just the first few letters of the participant’s name to get more search results, or just the last name.
Click on Donate, and search by their first or last name. Try entering just the first few letters of the participant’s name to get more search results, or just the last name.
6. How do I make a donation?
Click on Donate, and search by a participant’s first or last name.
Click on Donate, and search by a participant’s first or last name.
7. If I can’t participate in the event, what happens to the donations I have raised?
All donations submitted to the Law Enforcement Ride & Run to Remember are non-transferable and non-refundable. Written requests for transfer of registration fees to another event, (whether Ride, Run or Virtual Participant) must be received by Sept. 2, 2013. No transfers will be allowed after the close of the transfer period, and there are no refunds, deferrals or transfer of registration fee to other individuals. We hope donors will appreciate supporting the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund regardless of someone’s participation in the actual event.
All donations submitted to the Law Enforcement Ride & Run to Remember are non-transferable and non-refundable. Written requests for transfer of registration fees to another event, (whether Ride, Run or Virtual Participant) must be received by Sept. 2, 2013. No transfers will be allowed after the close of the transfer period, and there are no refunds, deferrals or transfer of registration fee to other individuals. We hope donors will appreciate supporting the National Law Enforcement Officer Memorial Fund regardless of someone’s participation in the actual event.
8. How do I form or join a team?
If you have not already registered for the event, go to the online registration form and select “Start a Team” if you would like to be the team captain, or “Join a Team” if you know the name of a team you would like to join. If you have already registered for the event as an individual and would like to form or join a team, please contact us at info@rideandruntoremember.org.
If you have not already registered for the event, go to the online registration form and select “Start a Team” if you would like to be the team captain, or “Join a Team” if you know the name of a team you would like to join. If you have already registered for the event as an individual and would like to form or join a team, please contact us at info@rideandruntoremember.org.
9. Is a portion of the registration fee a donation?
No. Your registration fee does not apply towards your fundraising minimum, nor is it tax-deductible.
No. Your registration fee does not apply towards your fundraising minimum, nor is it tax-deductible.
10. What kind of support is provided on the event?
The ride is fully supported, with water, sports drinks and portable toilets provided at pit stops every 10-12 miles, and a medical crew and bike mechanics on hand.
The ride is fully supported, with water, sports drinks and portable toilets provided at pit stops every 10-12 miles, and a medical crew and bike mechanics on hand.
11. Can I make a donation to a team?
No. You must select an individual team member to donate to, and cannot make a donation to the entire team.
No. You must select an individual team member to donate to, and cannot make a donation to the entire team.
12. What is a sustaining gift?
If you are making a donation online, you can choose to make the same donation amount once a month.
If you are making a donation online, you can choose to make the same donation amount once a month.
13. How are donations utilized?
Net proceeds from the Law Enforcement Ride & Run to Remember benefit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Washington, DC, the Memorial Fund built and continues to maintain the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial the nation’s monument to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The Memorial Fund is a leading organizer of the National Police Week observance each May and hosts a Candlelight Vigil at the Memorial each May 13th to honor all fallen officers. In addition, In addition, the Memorial Fund maintains the largest, most comprehensive database of line-of-duty officer deaths, conducts research to identify emerging trends and findings of officer fatalities, and serves as an information clearinghouse to improve officer safety.
Net proceeds from the Law Enforcement Ride & Run to Remember benefit the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund. A nonprofit 501(c)(3) organization headquartered in Washington, DC, the Memorial Fund built and continues to maintain the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial the nation’s monument to law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty. The Memorial Fund is a leading organizer of the National Police Week observance each May and hosts a Candlelight Vigil at the Memorial each May 13th to honor all fallen officers. In addition, In addition, the Memorial Fund maintains the largest, most comprehensive database of line-of-duty officer deaths, conducts research to identify emerging trends and findings of officer fatalities, and serves as an information clearinghouse to improve officer safety.
More recently, the Memorial Fund launched a campaign to build the first-ever National Law Enforcement Museum, adjacent to the Memorial in Washington, DC. Soon to enter its third phase of construction, the Museum is scheduled to open in 2015 and will take a high-tech approach to telling the story of American law enforcement through interactive exhibits, collections, research and education.
For more information, please visit www.LawMemorial.org.
14. Where should I mail donation checks?
All donations must have a donation form attached and should be mailed to the address listed on the donation form, which is: Thin Blue Line Community Bike Rides, 901 E St, NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20004.
All donations must have a donation form attached and should be mailed to the address listed on the donation form, which is: Thin Blue Line Community Bike Rides, 901 E St, NW, Suite 100, Washington, DC 20004.
15. Who should I make my check out to?
Please make all checks payable to: Thin Blue Line Community Bike Rides. Please write the participant name in the memo field of each check.
Please make all checks payable to: Thin Blue Line Community Bike Rides. Please write the participant name in the memo field of each check.
16. What are the Thin Blue Line Community Bike Rides?
The Thin Blue Line Community Bike Rides is an entity created by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to collect and manage the funds from the Law Enforcement Ride & Run to Remember. Net proceeds collected by the Thin Blue Line Community Bike Rides from the Law Enforcement Ride & Run to Remember go directly to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
The Thin Blue Line Community Bike Rides is an entity created by the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund to collect and manage the funds from the Law Enforcement Ride & Run to Remember. Net proceeds collected by the Thin Blue Line Community Bike Rides from the Law Enforcement Ride & Run to Remember go directly to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
17. How do I find a participant’s personal fundraising webpage?
Click on Donate, and search by their first or last name.
Click on Donate, and search by their first or last name.
18. Why is the “Donate” search not finding a participant that I know has registered?
Try entering just the first few letters of the participant’s name to get more search results, or just the last name.
Try entering just the first few letters of the participant’s name to get more search results, or just the last name.
19. Are donations tax-deductible?
All monetary donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Please check with your personal tax advisor regarding the deductibility of your gift.
All monetary donations are tax-deductible to the extent allowed by law. Please check with your personal tax advisor regarding the deductibility of your gift.
20. Do all donors who mail their donations receive a receipt?
Any donor who provides an email address will receive a receipt via email once the donation has been processed. If you made a sustaining gift, you will receive an email receipt each time a monthly payment is processed.
Any donor who provides an email address will receive a receipt via email once the donation has been processed. If you made a sustaining gift, you will receive an email receipt each time a monthly payment is processed.
21. How do I add a dedication when I make a donation?
When you make a donation online, you can designate what you want to appear as your recognition name on the participant’s Honor Roll. This may be your name, or it could be something such as “From the whole Connor family” or “In memory of Aunt Cathy.” Please note: We cannot process dedications for donations made by mail.
When you make a donation online, you can designate what you want to appear as your recognition name on the participant’s Honor Roll. This may be your name, or it could be something such as “From the whole Connor family” or “In memory of Aunt Cathy.” Please note: We cannot process dedications for donations made by mail.
22. What is a matching gift and how do I apply for one?
Many companies (both large and small) offer employee matching gift programs. This means that when an employee makes a donation to a cause or non-profit organization, the corporation will “match” that donation with an equal (or greater) amount to the same group. For more information about matching gifts, visit the Matching Gifts page.
-
Many companies (both large and small) offer employee matching gift programs. This means that when an employee makes a donation to a cause or non-profit organization, the corporation will “match” that donation with an equal (or greater) amount to the same group. For more information about matching gifts, visit the Matching Gifts page.
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
.jpg)
.jpg)
'BPAC hosts conversation with actor Vincent D’Onofrio'
THE TICKER
Article by Robert Cambria - April 15th, 2013
“I don’t think of myself as a stage actor. I am a film actor,” said Vincent D’Onofrio during the Screen Actors Guild Foundation Conversation series at Baruch College’s Engelman Recital Hall on a wet April 10 evening, to a sell-out audience.
Article by Robert Cambria - April 15th, 2013
“I don’t think of myself as a stage actor. I am a film actor,” said Vincent D’Onofrio during the Screen Actors Guild Foundation Conversation series at Baruch College’s Engelman Recital Hall on a wet April 10 evening, to a sell-out audience.
Moderator Richard Ridge of BroadwayWorld.com had an easy manner of questioning that brought out the boyish quality that has made D’Onofrio an actor’s actor.
At 53, with cropped Brillo-like hair, a hint of stubble on his face and dressed in a well-tailored black suit and a white shirt, D’Onofrio’s six-foot-two, (6'4") large-boned frame is a reminder of the days when he was a bouncer at Studio 54, the Ritz and Hard Rock Cafe.
At times he worked as a bodyguard to Yul Brynner and Dan Ackroyd.
Appearances notwithstanding, the Brooklyn-born actor retains a boyish charm, which the long reach of the Soviet director Stanislavski’s influence has nurtured and continues to sustain during D’Onofrio’s 30-year career.
D’Onofrio is nothing but a man driven by acting. He feels comfortable before the camera and, on stage, too, and more importantly he has easy relationships with other actors.
Acting is a defining moment, yet he has come to realize things about his performance and his character of which he had not been completely conscious.
“Regardless of his own will he lives the part…not thinking of his own accord, subconsciously and intuitively,” wrote Stanislavski in the bible of method actors, An Actor Prepares.
“Regardless of his own will he lives the part…not thinking of his own accord, subconsciously and intuitively,” wrote Stanislavski in the bible of method actors, An Actor Prepares.
“There is a warmth between legitimate [committee] actors,” D’Onofrio regarded with a broad smile. “I accept them as friend and peer.”
Still, acting is like a fine-grained whetstone on which to give a keen edge.
D’Onofrio’s filmography is long and impressive. From his spectacular breakout role in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket in 1987 to Mystic Pizza, he has taken on the appearance of a chameleon, taking on the color and character of the role.
D’Onofrio’s filmography is long and impressive. From his spectacular breakout role in Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket in 1987 to Mystic Pizza, he has taken on the appearance of a chameleon, taking on the color and character of the role.
Even today the muses of acting have a powerful hold on him. For 2013 and 2014 he has six films in pre-production.
D’Onofrio turned down a part in The Sopranos, yet, he is not afraid of being ethnically typecast. On the other hand, he is best known as Detective Robert Goren in Dick Wolf’s Law and Order: Criminal Intent.
He amusingly described how he grew into his role during the series, 10 years on TV with worldwide syndication. Squid-like, he molded Goren’s quirks to heighten the drama of this crime series.
His pauses, his daring techniques of nailing the criminal, his Sherlock Holmes narcissism, his egocentricity and arrogance brought a fever-pitch tension to Goren, which won him and his character a huge following.
Nonetheless, the pull of the theater and the call of his buddy, the talented actor-director Ethan Hawke brought him back to the boards of off-Broadway.
“I would do anything for Ethan,” D’Onofrio admitted.
“I would do anything for Ethan,” D’Onofrio admitted.
In a revival of Brecht’s heavy-handed Baal, D’Onofrio won critical acclaim, as he did in Hawke’s stage of Jonathan Marc Sherman’s Clive.
His disclaimer that he is simply a film actor notwithstanding, be it on TV, on the “silver screen” or Broadway, proves otherwise.
But there is another side of D’Onofrio. In his own way, he is a Renaissance man. He is a producer, a director, he sings and dances and can use his talent even as a magician and juggler, if they are called on.
D’Onofrio is a man driven by his own demons, so much so he had to take a leave from Law and Order owing to an exhausting work schedule.
Nowadays, he works as hard as ever, but manages his energies better. His daughter is a student at the The Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, and he makes sure that he has more than enough time for his 13-year-old and 5-year-old sons.
Charming, urbane, witty, he is hardly midway in his multifaceted career.
Saturday, April 13, 2013
Kathryn Erbe slated for SVU return...
When Law & Order: SVU‘s Fin finds himself in danger this May, an old friend will be around to lend a hand.
Kathryn Erbe‘s Alexandra Eames will make her second appearance of the season in the May 8 episode, executive producer Warren Leight tells TVLine exclusively.
RELATED | Law & Order: SVU Casts Eion Bailey
The Law & Order: Criminal Intent mainstay will show up when someone related to Fin’s past as a narcotics officer begins causing trouble for the SVU detective . What happens is “so big, she’s called in,” Leights says, adding that the idea for the episode originated with its star Ice T.
“He said, ‘I saw after that Rollins-and-her-sister episode, the fans really like it when we’re in harm’s way,” the EP recalls. “‘And don’t forget, I used to be a narcotics officer. There’s got to be a lot of people who want me dead.’”
Hip-hop artist 2 Chainz also appears in the episode as “someone Fin dealt with in the past,” Leight says. “There’s a lot of bad blood from Fin’s past involved in it.”
Emilio Rivera (Sons of Anarchy), Yul Vasquez (Magic City) and Cathy Moriarty (Raging Bull) also appear in the episode.
Thursday, April 11, 2013
'The Tomb' renamed as 'Escape Plan' gets earlier release
By Follow on Twitter
on April 10, 2013 at 7:30 PM
That other New Orleans-set prison-break movie -- you know, the one that isn't a now-viral videoshot by inmates at Orleans Parish Prison -- has a new name and a new release date. "The Tomb," a thriller that Arnold Schwarzengger and Sylvester Stallone shot in New Orleans last year, is now titled "Escape Plan" and will land in theaters on Sept. 13, two weeks earlier than its original Sept. 27 date, according to EW.com.
Directed by Mikael Hafstrom ("1408," "The Rite"), the film sees Stallone playing a "structural security" expert who finds himself framed for a crime he didn't commit -- but sentenced to a prison that he designed. Schwarzenegger plays a hardened inmate at the prison, from which Stallone naturally sets out to escape. Co-stars include Jim Caviezel, Sam Neill, Vincent D'Onofrio and Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson.
Monday, April 8, 2013
'Crackers' short with Vincent D'Onofrio wins at Garden State Film Festival
GARDEN STATE FILM FESTIVAL
CONGRATULATIONS TO GREGORY PRINCIPATO AND THE CAST OF 'CRACKERS' FOR WINNING BEST NARRATIVE SHORT!
.jpg)
Sunday, April 7, 2013
New video by DeStorm features Vincent D'Onofrio's nephew, Hawk...
THANX TO CHRIS AT THEREELBLOG FOR THE CATCH!
Friday, April 5, 2013
Video: Kathryn Erbe's personal invite to the Red Or White Ball tonight in Chicago
7pm VIP Reception
8pm Main Event
Venue One, 1044 W Randolph St
- Sweet and savory tasting stations
- Multiple open bars
- Must-have silent auction and raffle prizes
- Magnolia Photo Booth to capture fantastic memories
- DJ Madrid spinning hits late into the night
- After Party at the hot Chicago night-spot, Nellcôte
Become a VIP Today and Enjoy:
- Tasting Stations from Hot Chicago Chefs:Chefs Thomas Elliott Bowman and Ben Roche of Baume and BrixSushi Chef Puje Dorlig of JellyfishChef Rick Gresh of David Burke’s PrimehouseChef Mark Payne of Deca Restaurant + BarChef Jean Tippenhauer of Fred's at Barneys New YorkSpecialty cocktail from Halsted Vodka
- Whiskey tasting from Diageo’s Master of Whiskey
- Specialty beer tasting from Goose Island
- Delicious red and white macaroons from Danny Macaroons
- Unique VIP prize drawing
- VIP gift bags
- Special access to Steppenwolf artists
- VIP status all night long
'Crackers' short with Vincent D'Onofrio screening at Garden State Film Festival this weekend
EXAMINER.COM
By Jennifer Principato
By Jennifer Principato
Wednesday, April 3 - The Garden State Film Festival in Asbury Park kicks off today and will run throughout the weekend to showcase independent films from New Jersey and around the world. Attending a film festival is a great way to catch thought provoking films, various off beat story lines, (unlike the predictable Hollywood films that are most often available to us at mega theaters), and a chance to get acquainted with otherwise unrecognized talent. Often, one leaves pleasantly surprised and will think about the films they saw days afterwards. If you can get over to Asbury Park try to view at least one of the many interesting Independent films being screened over the weekend.
I highly recommend seeing the award-winning New Jersey-made short film CRACKERS starring Vincent D’Onofrio (Law & Order Criminal Intent), Brenda Vaccaro (Midnight Cowboy), Dan Hedaya (Cheers), Sal Richards (Out for Justice), Anthony Laciura (Boardwalk Empire), Beth Ann Bonner (One Life to Live) and Vincent Mora.
The film is part of a shorts showcase and will be screening at the Paramount Theatre in Asbury Park on Saturday, April 6 at 8:15 pm. The short film, with a run time of 32 minutes, has been widely received throughout the country and been the recipient of six awards including The People’s Choice Award and Best Short Film at the Fort Myers Beach Film Festival, Best Short Comedy at The World Cinema Festival, Audience and Juried Award for Best Short at the Teaneck Film Festival and Special Jury Award at the San Diego Film Festival.
It is a dark comedy, about the unraveling of an otherwise content chef (Vincent D’Onofrio) who now finds himself out of work and having to share his home with his cantankerous mother in law (Brenda Vaccaro), and her nutcracker collection. It’s only until he turns to his oddball neighborhood friends, (Sal Richards and Anthony Laciura) for help when things get worse and he slowly loses his paradise, his sanity and all that is sacred to him.
The film was shot in South Amboy and made by New Jersey resident, and award–winning filmmaker, Gregory Principato, (Mr. Laughs –A Look Behind the Curtain – 2009), who has directed, produced and co-wrote, along with fellow Union county resident, Timothy Reinhardt. When asked how they came up with the story, Principato said the experience had been surreal. The story had been twirling around my head for years, and once I met Tim, a novelist, we decided to work together, our ideas just came together so quickly. It took us three weeks to write the full story. Some of the characters come from our personal experiences and upbringing, so the dialogue felt real, but I was particularly amazed about how smoothly the partnership between us evolved as we met weekly at our local Barnes and Noble to work on the story.” Although Gregory has directed projects before and Tim has other fictional works written, this was the team’s first attempt in writing a screenplay.
“There were times I was pacing, waving my hands and yelling out profanities as part of the dialogue, while Tim was sitting on the floor with his laptop plugged in to the wall in the back of the store by the restrooms. One time, there was this elderly woman on her way to the bathroom when she had caught us in mid-dialogue, with me yelling, 'Now Gus, feed the crazy old broad some kind of potent drug." I felt like a deer caught in the headlights when I turned around to see this sweet old woman staring at me. The look on her face was just priceless.” Principato explains. “If you have a warped sense of humor you will definitely enjoy the movie.”
If dark comedy is not your thing, there are many other films to choose from, go to www.gsff.orgor call (877) 908-7050 for more information and movie times.
New photos of Vincent D'Onofrio from Strasberg Talks visit to Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute
Carol from the Vincent D'Onofrio Fan Group Page on Facebook found these additional photos of Vincent teaching a class at the Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute...
THANK YOU, CAROL!
THANK YOU, CAROL!
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)